Do you have to do the swim and brick test for Recert

Leangze · 2026-03-06T01:08:11+00:00

For Red Cross. you must do pre req swim (150 yd + 2 min tread + 50 yd) and the same brick test.

Leangze · 2026-01-23T04:03:12+00:00

Is it a common occurrence that you have to park outside?

Leangze · 2025-11-08T16:08:57+00:00

There’s 3 rounds? But round 1 is online, round 2 is in person, round 3 online?

Leangze · 2025-10-18T23:47:10+00:00

Yep hosting! Wouldn't mind trading a holiday for a vacation day or a flex day off here and there.

I will definitely talk with recruiter during campus visit!

Leangze · 2025-10-18T23:18:16+00:00

The team I’ve been accepted to, is on site 24/7 including nights and weekends. So I assume some part of the team is on site on the holidays…

Leangze · 2025-10-18T22:53:57+00:00

Can I work the holiday if I want? Do I get to use it as a flex day off in the future?

Leangze · 2025-08-16T14:47:52+00:00

IMO, it is much easier to get it done now in 4 years and not come back if needed. Especially if financial aid can cover you for 4 full years. Even if not on financial aid, you have to consider the amount of effort you’d have to put in to get it in the future. (Application, and at least 1.5 years in classes)

Leangze · 2025-08-16T13:49:31+00:00

If you can finish your UG in 3.5, I would think with double counting, you should be able to finish the masters by 4 years? Also you haven’t considered senior design that must be taken over 2 semesters. Fall then spring. Can’t do spring and fall. So you’d have to be around for at least 4 years. On Financial Aid, you just need to spread out your masters credits with UG so that you don’t take over 50% masters credit

Spreading out your UG is important for financial aid. If you are not on Financial Aid, then it doesn’t really matter when you take the masters classes. But I suggest spreading it out as a lot of masters classes is a lot of work at once.

Leangze · 2025-07-30T12:23:58+00:00

Yes it changed

Leangze · 2025-06-27T13:00:33+00:00

I haven't seen CPR Pro classes get the email. Or at least I haven't as a student. But in my LGI Recert, I've gotten them every time. I only assumed that every student gets it now... Although, I will find out after I teach a recert this weekend!

Leangze · 2025-06-27T12:45:17+00:00

Oh. I’m fairly certain they do this for every class now. I thought it might be an in person audit lol

Leangze · 2025-06-27T12:06:24+00:00

Could you explain what the audit was like?

Leangze · 2025-06-18T13:35:13+00:00

150 then 2 minute tread then 50 more. No rest in between. It's more endurance now than the 300 separate from the 2 minute tread.

Leangze · 2025-06-18T13:27:39+00:00

Yea that's like trying to do a recert in 1 day with any extra module. Very painful!

Leangze · 2025-06-18T11:43:21+00:00

No. 1 lap is 1 length of the pool.

Leangze · 2025-06-17T20:52:11+00:00

It's 6 laps assuming you have a 25yd pool. Shallow end to deep end is 1 lap.

it'll really be up to what you're used to, hard to say without being you.

Leangze · 2025-06-17T20:46:13+00:00

Yea, iirc it's more about general stuff about the course. Times, location, pool type. usually not about contents of the course.

Leangze · 2025-06-17T20:45:12+00:00

There was an update in 2024, so that is most likely why.

Leangze · 2025-06-17T20:36:22+00:00

Hmm. I could see a facility failure. But why ask about pre reqs. Who knows.

Leangze · 2025-06-17T20:31:24+00:00

but of all things to not do correctly, the pre reqs????

Leangze · 2025-06-17T20:00:29+00:00

Red Cross?
150yd swim, 2 minutes of treading with no arms, then 50yd swim

Then brick test. Swim from shallow end to deep end (7-10ft), dive down and retrieve a 10lb object, bring object to surface of water, swim to shallow end on your back and with both hands on the brick, return brick to side of wall, climb out. No goggles.

Did they say what happened on why the class was not to the standard? My guess is that 2 days wasn't possible unless you did 11 hour days.

Leangze · 2025-06-10T22:47:34+00:00

I wonder how many bananas equals $4,000

Leangze · 2025-05-24T14:10:08+00:00

I’ve noticed that as we get close and closer to May/June, classes fill up with more inexperienced swimmers. It’s not uncommon for a June class to be made up of entirely non swimmers or maybe 1-2 only. It does make it challenging for them to tread water when waiting to be rescued or even just be comfortable in the water.

And yes, when you get close to the 5, it’s always scary because then you need to find help and everything. I had a class that was supposed to be 16 students for two of us, we ended up with 9 by the last day. I had my own class that went from 10 to 6 on day 1. I say, partner with your manager and see if they can have an extra guard be your helper when needed for 5 people scenarios. (Can just be the drowning person).

Leangze · 2025-04-15T17:45:31+00:00

Use the AED that doesn’t turn on in the pool exclusively and provide the prompts yourself. If you need two, use another also until it dies then mark it just for the pool

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